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hey, i had the car up on one of them wee jacks that cum wif the car , coz i was doing the break calipers 2day, left it up alday to let them dry and kept the wheels off. and went out there coz i heard a thud and low and behold, the O_o jack has broke, the car is now sittin on the ground on break disc. i have another small jack, bt cnt fit it under the car!!! what do i do:@ live in back roads no1 arund 2 help . will it b ok 2 leave it til 2mora?? even low its raining? ?

Dosent matter, got it sorted

you never EVER use your emergency jack for that kind of stuff mate, its only their for an emergency wheel change, and if your doing work, or ever need to get under your car, you should always have a backup jack incase one fails.

so...does that mean i shouldnt use two 1.5tonne car stands/static jacks to lift the front after jackin it up? should i just roll it up onto sleeper logs or sumin?

stony2002 wrote:you never EVER use your emergency jack for that kind of stuff mate, its only their for an emergency wheel change, and if your doing work, or ever need to get under your car, you should always have a backup jack incase one fails.

Also put the wheels that are off the car, just under the car so if anybody is working under there it does not crush you, like a pancake. It also makes sure your car's tonne or so weight doesn't fall onto your calipers, should the jack fail.

yeh them emergency jacks reli r poo.and yeh always need something under the car to stop it crushin ya-axle stands if u can r best,

I would say the same thing.

I always put the spare tyre under next to the jack just in case it was to fail.

Therefor not damaging your car and yourself

yea, i dont even carry that jack kit in the car! they are bollocks. You wanna be getting a trolley jack from halfords for about £23, and using that. Ideally use axle stands but i have jacked up a car and worked on it with the trolley jack holding it. Well worth the money, and will last you bloody ages!

Just dont even use the poo jack for what its designed for. Get a scissor jack to put in the car for emergencies.

chrex wrote:yea, i dont even carry that jack kit in the car! they are bollocks. You wanna be getting a trolley jack from halfords for about £23, and using that. Ideally use axle stands but i have jacked up a car and worked on it with the trolley jack holding it. Well worth the money, and will last you bloody ages!

Just dont even use the poo jack for what its designed for. Get a scissor jack to put in the car for emergencies.

lol, I've done so many tyre changes on the emergency jack.

My dad has more sense and used a trolley one when changing the brakes / fitting me some new shocks

yeh i always use a trolley jack...and whenever the wheels are off they go straight under the car.i dont even think about it-i just do it.

ha ha shows how much i know :L

i didnt realli tink about it 2bh